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Deadline to Apply: July 28, 2017 What is CEP? CEP is an immersive, 10-month program that brings together up to 20 community and non-profit indigenous leaders and leaders of color to have a powerful and influential voice in the legislative process in order to drive social change and transform lives in Minnesota. We do this… Read more »

Join us on Saturday, July 29 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. for the Owámni Falling Water Festival. This free and family-friendly event celebrates indigenous Minnesota culture with music, art, food, and more! The event will take place at Father Hennepin Bluff Park (420 Main St. SE).

This post first appeared at BillMoyers.com By Gail Ablow In this “Making Change” video, we profile 35-year-old Nick Tilsen, a citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation. Tilsen was at Standing Rock with the Indigenous People’s Power Project and worked to train thousands of resisters how to take nonviolent direct action against the Dakota Access Pipeline…. Read more »

The Native Governance Center has assumed full responsibility to carry forth the work of the Native Nation Rebuilders, a leadership development program established by the Bush Foundation in 2009. As of today, over 100 tribal citizens from all across the region have graduated from the Native Nations Rebuilders and have gone… Read more »

Quillwork Artist Dave Louis is coming to the Twin Cities for a Dakota Arts Residency at Gibbs Farm. In addition to public programming during the weekend, we are hosting a special Friday evening program for members of the Dakota community on June 23rd. At 6:00 pm we will have a light dinner and a chance… Read more »

BCLI Nominations Packets Are Due Friday! Good afternoon, We have fantastic news! The Twin Cities Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) nominations packets have been extended to this Friday, June 23, 2017, at Midnight CST. The BCLI is a seven month leadership program whose goal is to identify, train and help place communities of color and… Read more »

Oyate Network leader, Bradley Harrington was sworn in yesterday as the new Commissioner for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Department of Natural Resources for a total of 30 days. His angle is to always keep Anishinaabe culture at the forefront of his work. After a 30 day time period, his performance review will take… Read more »